The table below lists the drivers that are included with the current release of MaxIm DL, as well as some drivers available from third-party sources. Additional third party drivers may be available but not listed; consult the equipment manufacturer for more information.
Third-party plug-in drivers are normally installed by placing their files in the MaxIm DL program installation directory and then restarting MaxIm DL. The manufacturer may provide an installation program for adding the files to MaxIm DL. Please refer to the documentation included with the driver for additional installation and setup information. Also please note Diffraction Limited cannot provide technical support for third-party plug-ins.
Some plug-in drivers have been declared obsolete since the devices in question are no longer manufactured. These plug-ins are no longer actively maintained, but are still available by downloading the Obsolete Camera Driver pack.
Note that depending on the software level you purchased, you may only be able to run some of the listed cameras.
If you wish to write your own driver, you can use the ASCOM Standard camera interface, or request our native MaxIm DL API through technical support (use Help menu Technical Support).
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Installation |
Select in MaxIm DL |
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ASCOM compliant cameras |
ASCOM Platform and any drivers supplied with the camera must be installed. See manufacturer's instructions for more information. |
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Andor Technology |
Andor drivers supplied with the camera must be installed. The "detector.ini" file for the camera will also be required. |
Andor Tech for all models. |
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Apogee Instruments |
Drivers for Apogee Alta and Ascent are included; however we recommend that you install any driver update included with the camera. Apogee AP, KX, and SPH are supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. |
Apogee Alta for Alta cameras |
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Atik |
Atik-16 rivers are supplied by the manufacturer, including the plug-in driver for MaxIm DL. See camera instruction manual for more information. |
For Atik-16 consult manufacturer's instructions. For 8-bit cameras use Video DS driver. |
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Audine and Genesis |
Drivers for parallel port operation are included. For USB operation you must download and install the "D2XX Direct Drivers from http://ftdichip.com/FTD2XXDriver.htm. |
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Canon EOS |
The latest canon software should be installed and working. The camera should be set to PC mode instead of printer mode for connection. See EOS driver details for more settings. |
Canon EOS or |
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Celestron PixCel cameras |
Supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. |
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DTA |
Drivers are supplied by the manufacturer, including the plug-in driver for MaxIm DL. |
Consult manufacturer's instructions. |
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Cookbook CB245 |
Supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. |
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Finger Lakes Instrumentation |
FLI drivers must be installed separately. They are available from http://www.flicamera.com |
Finger Lakes for USB and Ethernet cameras |
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Hi-SIS |
Supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. |
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ISI CCD800, CCD1600 |
Drivers are supplied by the manufacturer, including the plug-in driver for MaxIm DL. |
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Lumenera |
Lumenera drivers must be installed. |
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Meade DSI series (all models) |
The latest version of Meade Envisage software and drivers must be installed before this camera will operate. |
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Meade LPI |
The latest version of Meade Envisage software must be installed before this camera will operate. (The LPI can also be operated through the Video DirectShow driver.) |
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Meade 208XT, 216XT, 416XT |
Supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. |
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Nikon DSLR |
All required drivers are built in. |
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Olympus DSLR |
Installer is included in C:\Program Files\Diffraction Limited\MaxIm DL V5\Olympus |
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Opus I |
Opus drivers must be installed. |
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Optronics Macrofire |
Optronics Macrofire drivers must be installed. |
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Orion StarShoot Deep-Space II and Pro |
Drivers are included on the software disk provided with the camera. Insert the CD-ROM prior to plugging in the camera. |
Orion StarShoot Deep Space Imager for all current models. |
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Orion StarShoot Deep-Space I (original version) |
Supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. Drivers are included on the software disk provided with the camera. Insert the CD-ROM prior to plugging in the camera. |
Orion StarShoot Deep-Space Imager 1 for original version only. |
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Orion StarShoot Solar System |
Drivers are included on the software disk provided with the camera. Insert the CD-ROM and click Install Driver. |
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Orion StarShoot Autoguider |
Drivers are included on the software disk provided with the camera. |
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Quantum Scientific Imaging |
Drivers are included on the software disk provided with the camera. |
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Roper (Princeton and Photometrics models) |
Roper cameras are supported using the Roper PVCam software, provided with the camera. This software must be installed and configured before you can link to the camera. |
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SBIG |
SBIG provides drivers for all cameras that are currently in production, except the STV. The SBIGDriverChecker, supplied with the camera, is used to install and update the drivers. It includes a built-in download facility. If you do not have this installed, you can fetch it from ftp://ftp.sbig.com/pub/SetupDriverChecker.exe. Serial port cameras including the ST-4, ST-5, ST-6 and STV are supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. |
SBIG Universal for all parallel port, USB, and Ethernet cameras, including ST and STL series. SBIG w/AO when using an AO tip/tilt guider option. |
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SACImaging |
8-bit cameras supported via Video DS The 16-bit SAC10 is supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. |
Video DS for 8-bit SAC cameras that support DirectShow capture. |
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Sigma |
Drivers are available from the manufacturer at http://www.nova-ccd.de/ |
SIGMA. Please consult manufacturer's instructions for more information. |
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Simulator |
Useful for testing purposes, this selection emulates the operation of a camera. No drivers are required. |
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Starlight Xpress |
Drivers from Starlight Xpress must be installed. All USB camera models are supported; however, older USB 1.1 cameras require updated firmware (see Hex Manager). Parallel port camera are supported via the optional Obsolete Driver pack. The Obsolete Driver pack also includes "native" drivers for most of the USB 1.1 cameras; however we recommend updating the firmware and using SX Universal instead. |
SX Universal for all USB-based camera models and the SX AO unit. Old USB 1.1 cameras require special firmware (hex file) installation.
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Video DirectShow |
Video sources such as webcams, VIVO video cards, frame grabbers, and FireWire inputs are supported using this interface. It works through the Microsoft DirectX platform; it is therefore recommended that you install the latest version of DirectX, available from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/. Also any drivers provided with your device must be installed; again we recommend updating to the latest version available from the manufacturer's web site. |